Support Worker -Northallerton

Mencap; Northallerton; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

24 days paid holiday

Discounts at leading retailers

Health cash plans

Job summary

Mencap in Northallerton is seeking a dedicated Support Worker to join our 24/7 care team. This full-time role (37.5 hours per week) involves helping people live independently, manage budgets, and participate in community activities while promoting choice and dignity.

You will build strong relationships, communicate clearly, and remain flexible to shifts including evenings, weekends, and holidays. A compassionate attitude toward individuals with learning disabilities is essential.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills and the ability to build meaningful relationships.
• Flexibility to work various shifts, including evenings, weekends, and holidays.
• A genuine passion for supporting others.
• A positive and empathetic attitude towards individuals with learning disabilities.

Responsibilities

• Supporting people to live independently – budget management, paying bills, housework, organising appointments and cooking healthy meals.
• Excellent communication and relationship building to support people to understand the world around them and promote positive relationships.
• Support individuals to access and participate in their local community and social events to promote life skills and individuality.
• Personal care support, including prompting medication and assisting with bathing or bathroom needs where required.

Skills

Excellent communication

Relationship building

Flexibility

Empathy

Job description

Support Worker -Northallerton

We are looking for someone to join our amazing supported living team based in Northallerton on a Full time Basis 37.5hrs per week

What does a Support Worker do?

• Supporting people to live independently – budget management, paying bills, housework, organising appointments and cooking delicious healthy meals.
• Excellent communication skills and Relationship building – supporting the people we support to understand the world around them and promoting positive relationships.
• Community & Social Inclusion - supporting individuals to access and participate in their local community and social events to promote life skills and individuality.
• Personal care - helping people to get ready for the day. This may include prompting the people we support to take their medication and assisting with bathing, showering and using the bathroom. Not all Support Worker roles include high levels of personal care.

What we're looking for:

• A genuine passion for supporting others.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to build meaningful relationships.
• Flexibility to work various shifts, including evenings, weekends, and holidays.
• A positive and empathetic attitude towards individuals with learning disabilities.

Contract options:

• Full-time:37.5 hrs
• Relief: As and When required

Shift times:

All our services are 24hr care. We prepare the rotas at least 4 weeks in advance so you can still plan your personal and social life!

Mencap welcomes applications from all suitable candidates and is committed to attracting a diverse workforce. However, all available Certificates of Sponsorship for 2026 have now been allocated, so we are currently unable to offer visa sponsorship. Candidates must already have the right to work in the UK to be considered for this role.

There is also a sleep-in available where you will receive an enhanced flat rate payment of £63.70.

*All roles are subject to an enhanced DBS check and suitable references.

Benefits

Here at Mencap, we offer an impressive range of benefits designed to support and reward our employees to ensure that our teams feel valued and appreciated.

Our benefits package offers 24 days of paid holiday (excluding bank holidays, pro rata), along with a range of perks such as discounts at leading high-street retailers, access to health cash plans, interest‑free loans, and many more exciting offerings.

For more details on what we have to offer, please see the attached document and below link with all the fantastic benefits available to you as a member of our team

https://jobs.mencap.org.uk/benefits.aspx

About Mencap

Our vision is for the UK to be the best place in the world for people with a learning disability to live happy and healthy lives.

We're here to support people with a learning disability, their families and their carers. We fight for a kinder, fairer and more inclusive society for people with a learning disability to live in.

At Mencap, everyone works with people with a learning disability either providing support or advice, or alongside one another as colleagues.

Belonging at Mencap is for everyone, every day, everywhere.

Everyone is expected to treat people well and make Mencap an inclusive organisation.

Every day we grow and learn. It’s okay to make mistakes but we learn from them and make changes

Everywhere people will feel respected, valued, and safe to be themselves.

We have Belonging network groups that meet online and are open to all colleagues. The groups include people who identify as Black and Asian, LGBTQIA+, disabled or with a long- term health condition, women, parents and carers, and their allies.

We want to encourage everyone to apply to work at Mencap and we offer a variety of different contract types and working patterns. We’re not looking for specific experience. It is your personality and values that will make you a great colleague. We will train and develop you to succeed in the role you’re applying for.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

About Disability Confident

Disability Confident is a government scheme. It encourages employers to recruit and retain disabled people and those with long term health conditions.

Company: Mencap Salary: £25,058 to £25,058 a year Hours: Full-time Location: Northallerton, DL7 Job type: Permanent Posting date: 28 Oct 2026 Closing date: 26 Nov 2026